diff --git a/benchmark/package.json b/benchmark/package.json
index 7d8a03e..cb0b948 100644
--- a/benchmark/package.json
+++ b/benchmark/package.json
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@chainsafe/as-chacha20poly1305": "0.1.0",
     "@devtomio/sodium": "0.3.0",
-    "@noble/ciphers": "file:noble-ciphers-0.6.0.tgz",
-    "@stablelib/aes": "^1.0.1",
+    "@noble/ciphers": "file:noble-ciphers.tgz",
+    "@stablelib/aes": "1.0.1",
     "@stablelib/chacha": "1.0.1",
     "@stablelib/chacha20poly1305": "1.0.1",
-    "@stablelib/ctr": "^1.0.2",
-    "@stablelib/gcm": "^1.0.2",
-    "@stablelib/poly1305": "^1.0.1",
+    "@stablelib/ctr": "1.0.2",
+    "@stablelib/gcm": "1.0.2",
+    "@stablelib/poly1305": "1.0.1",
     "@stablelib/salsa20": "1.0.2",
-    "@stablelib/siv": "^1.0.2",
+    "@stablelib/siv": "1.0.2",
     "@stablelib/xchacha20": "1.0.1",
     "@stablelib/xchacha20poly1305": "1.0.1",
     "@stablelib/xsalsa20": "1.0.2",
-    "aes-js": "^3.1.2",
+    "aes-js": "3.1.2",
     "libsodium-wrappers": "0.7.11",
     "tweetnacl": "1.0.3"
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c3b169b..03f104e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "bench": "node benchmark/aead.js noble && node benchmark/ciphers.js noble",
     "bench:all": "node benchmark/{aead,ciphers,poly}.js",
-    "bench:install": "cd benchmark && npm install && cd ../../",
+    "bench:install": "npm pack && mv *.tgz benchmark/noble-ciphers.tgz && cd benchmark && npm install && cd ..",
     "build": "npm run build:clean; tsc && tsc -p tsconfig.esm.json",
     "build:release": "cd build && npm i && npm run build",
     "build:clean": "rm *.{js,d.ts,js.map,d.ts.map} esm/*.{js,d.ts,js.map,d.ts.map} 2> /dev/null",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@paulmillr/jsbt": "0.2.0",
+    "@paulmillr/jsbt": "0.2.1",
     "@scure/base": "1.1.3",
     "fast-check": "3.0.0",
     "micro-bmark": "0.3.1",
diff --git a/src/_micro.ts b/src/_micro.ts
index 986265a..eebedf9 100644
--- a/src/_micro.ts
+++ b/src/_micro.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from './utils.js';
 
 /*
-noble-ciphers-micro: more auditable, but slower version of salsa20, chacha & poly1305.
+noble-ciphers-micro: more auditable, but 4x slower version of salsa20, chacha & poly1305.
 Implements the same algorithms that are present in other files, but without
 unrolled loops (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_unrolling).
 */